SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORP STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE OCTOBER 22, 2008, AT 1:20 P.M. JARI MIELONEN NOMINATED AS NEW CEO FOR SSH Jari Mielonen has been nominated as CEO of SSH Communications Security Corp, starting November 17, 2008. Mielonen's nomination strengthens the company's position as an innovative leader in data security. In the interim, Mika Peuranen, the company's CFO, will act as CEO. Jari Mielonen has extensive experience from management positions in the software and telecommunications industries. He joins SSH from Sanako Corporation, a global educational technology company; prior to that, he was e.g. CEO of SysOpen Digia Plc (Digia Plc), taking the software and mobile technology company from a startup phase to a public company with sales of 100 million euros. Earlier he was CTO of Sonera Telecommunications (TeliaSonera), being responsible for its technology and participating in new business development, and Director of Software Technology at ICL Data (Fujitsu), with responsibilities including e.g. their software development processes. Mielonen holds a Master's degree in economics, specializing in international business. SSH Communications Security is a world-leading provider of enterprise security solutions and end-to-end communications security, and the original developer of the Secure Shell protocol. The company's SSH Tectia solution addresses the most critical needs of large enterprises, financial institutions, and government agencies. With SSH Tectia, organizations can cost-effectively secure their system administration, file transfers, and application connectivity against both internal and external security risks. As the original developer of the Secure Shell protocol and other key network security technologies, SSH has since 1995 developed end-to-end communications security solutions specifically for the enterprise. Currently more than 100 of Global Fortune 500 companies are using SSH security solutions. SSH shares are quoted on the Helsinki Exchanges. Helsinki on October 22, 2008 SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORP Board of Directors For further information, please contact: Tomi Laamanen, Chairman, tel. +358 (0)400 609 544 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. Major Media www.ssh.com